Railway-tie.



RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED 13150.14. 1904.

7 WITNESSES: INVENTOR:

UNITED STATES Patented March 14,1905. I

PATENT OFFICE.

OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURHTO JOHN G. KLINE, OF IVASHING- TON TOWNSHIP, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO.

RAILWAY-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,846, dated March 14, 1905.

Application filed December 14, 1904. Serial No. 236,818.

To ml], whom it nuty concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH J. FLOYD, a citizen of the United States, residing in VV-ashington township, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway- Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others, as well as those skilled in the art to which it appertains, to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has reference to ties for connecting and holding parallel one with the other, on each side thereof, the rails of tracks, or what are commonly termed and known as railway-ties, but relates more directly and specifically to special improvements in concrete-iron construction for railroad-ties or the combination of iron or other metals with concrete, cement, or other similar plastic material Which when completed will set and become hard.

Some of the principal objects and advantages of my invention consist in providing a railway-tie of the class heretofore referred to that will remedy the many defects and objectionable features in theold style of wooden ties now in general use by producing a tie that is very strong and durable and impervions to dampness and water or any atmospheric changes, and that has no spikes to affect it, and consequently there is never any decay. It does not require as many ties in laying a track as by the old style. It never warps, but always remains securely in position, is composed of few parts and simple in construction, inexpensive in cost of manufacture, when once laid needs no repairs, and is necessarily much cheaper than the ordinary tie; but the greatest advantage of my improved railway-tie consists in my improved tie being always strong, having no spikes to Weaken it, and never being subject to decay, thus avoiding the great loss of property and lives which now so frequently take place through wrecks caused by the derailing of passenger-coaches and care through the defects and objectionable features just referred to in the present old style of rails now in use.

My invention consists, referring in general terms to the construction of my improved railway-tie, of a body portion of concrete or other similar composition, a metallic tie-bar, a metallic brace-bar, a metallic supportingbar, a tie-bolt or large rivet, the U-shaped bolts and supporting-webs, and the novelshaped retaining-washers, and the peculiar and novel combination, arrangement, and construction of these several parts, as will be more fully described in detail hereinafter and pointed out in the subjoined claims in accordance with the statutes in such cases made and provided therefor.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, constituting a formal part of this specification, and wherein the same letters of reference indicate like parts wherever occurring throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of my improved railway-tie, illustrating the practical application of my invention; and Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view in detail of one of the U-shaped bolts and supporting-webs, and Fig. 4. is a perspective view in detail of one of the retaining-washers as seen from the under side.

In describing my said invention specifically and referring in detail to the various mechanical parts or features of construction of my improved railway-tie as illustrated throughout the several views of the drawings and indicated by means of the letters of reference as aforesaid, (4 refers to the body of the tie, which I preferably construct out of concrete and in the form or shape herein shown, although itis obvious that it may be constructed out of cement or other like plastic material, which when it sets will become hard, strong, and durable, and may be molded in any form or shape, as desired, so that when laid it will rest the most securely and firmly in position. Tie-bar Z), which is firmly embedded in said tie-body when molded, extends transversely of the track and laterally from one to the other of the rails B, and upon which said rails rest, the same as the ordinary wooden ties now in use. (See Fig. 1.) Riveted or otherwise connected at c to tie-bar 7) is the bracebar 61, which is also firmly embedded in the concrete and assists in supporting said tiebar and reinforces the strength of the entire tie and is provided with a tie-bolt f, having a shank screw-threaded to a sufficient length, as shown, to permit of a nut being mounted thereon to assist and act as a stop or central support for brace-bar cl, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, while the head of said tie-bolt assists in retaining supporting-bar a in position in the concrete body a, where it is also embedded the same as the tie-bar and brace-bar. As

seen in the drawings in Figs. 1 and 3 in solid lines and in Fig. 2 in dotted lines, the shank or prongs of U-shaped bolts 9 have mounted upon them a supporting-web it, as seen more fully in detail in Fig. 3, the said webs being embedded in the center of the concrete when molded and resting between the supporting and brace bars, thus materially assisting in supporting the brace and tie bars and in reinforcing the strength of the entire tie. The prongs of said U-shaped bolts passing up through suitable openings (not necessary to be here shown in detail) in the supportingbar the brace and tie bars have each of their screw-threaded ends provided with a retaining-washer 7:, said washer being formed on its under side with an inclined faceZ and a shoulder m, (see Fig. 4%) so as to bear and impinge tightly against the supporting-flanges of the rails B, thus securely holding said rails in position, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Said screw-threaded ends of the prongs of the U-shaped bolts being also further provided with' a nut, which is run down and holds the washer in position.

It will of course be obvious and thoroughly understood from the foregoing description that all of the several parts of my improved railway-tie, excepting the body, which is of concrete, are to be constructed out of iron or other suitable metal, and if so desired the webs instead of being constructed of solid metal may be formed out of heavy sheet metal in the present shape or formz'. 0., of an elongated or compressed ring.

Having now fully described my improved railway-tie, what Iclaim as my invention is-- 1. In the herein-referred-to tie for railways, the combination with the rails thereof; of a body portion; a tie-bar; a brace-bar; a supporting-bar; supporting means disposed between said brace and supporting bars; and connecting-bolts provided with washers and nuts, for retaining the rails in position; all substantially as described.

2. The combination in a composite railwaytie with the track-rails; of the tie-body; the bar for connecting said rails; the brace-bar; the supportingbar; the supporting means between the bars; the tie-bolt; and the bolts provided with nuts and washers for holding said rails firmly in position; all substantially for the purposes and in the manner described.

3. In an improved railway-tie, and in combination with the rails of the track; of a body portion; a tie-bar for connecting the rails; a brace-bar for supporting said tie-bar; a supporting-bar; a tie-bolt; and the U-shaped bolts provided with retaining-nuts and washers, so as to hold the rails firmly and securely in position; all substantially for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH J. FLOYD.

Witnesses:

J AMES A. CATHOART, JOHN C. KLINE. 

